“She was the living, breathing proof that the hard things in life didn't have to defeat you - or even define you.” — Susan Wiggs Copy Share Image
There is something about losing your mother that is permanent and inexpressable - a wound that will never quite heal. — Susan Wiggs Copy Share Image
“What makes photography a strange invention is that its primary raw materials are light and time. —John Berger, English art critic” — Susan Wiggs Art Copy Share Image
“Acting was all about making yourself feel things-love,rage,euphoria,agony. She had to unlearn those things now. She had to teach herself not to… — Susan Wiggs Acting Copy Share Image
“There is more real wealth in a pound of honey, or a load of manure for that matter, than all the currency… — Susan Wiggs Money Copy Share Image
“When she returned to Bella Vista, she discovered Isabel in her manic-baking mode. The kitchen was filled with the aromas of butter,… — Susan Wiggs Aromas Copy Share Image
“The trees had long since dropped their colorful matntles of leaves. The grass had gone dormant and lay dry and beaten down,… — Susan Wiggs Snowfall Copy Share Image
“She knew the soothing power of a human touch on aching flesh. Knew the strange bond that formed when two creatures united… — Susan Wiggs Comforting Copy Share Image
“I like the organza tiebacks. They're pretty and ethereal." "Lovely. I think those are the ones." "Me, too. And hey, can we… — Susan Wiggs Cocktail Copy Share Image
She watched the gap between ship and shore grow to a huge gulf. Perhaps this was a little like dying, the departed… — Susan Wiggs Departed Copy Share Image
I love my life, my family and my friends, and I'm drawn to 'relationship' novels because of their affirming focus on the… — Susan Wiggs Copy Share Image
“Of course his name would be Dominic. It meant "gift from God." AKA a life-support system for an ego. Still, that didn't… — Susan Wiggs Copy Share Image
“Life could be very distracting, thought Isabel. And that was a good thing. It kept her from focusing on things that couldn't… — Susan Wiggs Cooking Copy Share Image
“This is the first real food I've had since the patisserie trolley at the Bordeaux airport," Shannon said. She took a bite,… — Susan Wiggs Mother Copy Share Image
“Isabel had always enjoyed a house full of people. 'Feed your friends, and their mouths will be too full to gossip,' Bubbie… — Susan Wiggs Copy Share Image
“FRIENDSHIP BREAD STARTER 3 cups sugar 3 cups flour 3 cups milk Day 1: In a nonmetal bowl, combine 1 cup sugar,… — Susan Wiggs Bread Copy Share Image
“The handblown glass pickle ornaments from Lauscha in Germany can date back as far as 1847, and are treasured by families everywhere.… — Susan Wiggs Christmas Copy Share Image
“There were few forces greater than the power of a fourteen-year-old’s determination when she wanted something. A teenager would stop at nothing… — Susan Wiggs Teenager Copy Share Image